Fu Wan climbed up from the floor and glared at Cao Cao, his neck stiff with defiance.
"You treacherous villain! We should never have listened to Dong Cheng and secretly summoned you to bring troops to Luoyang!"
"We thought you were loyal to your sovereign, mindful of the state, and devoted to the Han Dynasty. Who would have thought you were no different from Dong Zhuo?"
Caught in the two men's torrent of abuse, Cao Cao nevertheless did not dare simply kill them.
He knitted his brows, continually trying to determine whether the Son of Heaven was genuine. But the more he analyzed it, the more his head hurt. His mind was a tangled skein.
"Hmph!"
At last, Cao Cao snorted coldly and left the study. Xu Chu immediately came forward, and Cao Cao told him, "To the General of Chariots and Cavalry's residence."
The party filed out and headed for Dong Cheng's Residence in a grand procession.
Once they were gone, Yang Xiu hurried into the study.
The moment he entered, he heard Yang Biao and Fu Wan still raging impotently at Cao Cao, cursing him roundly.
"Ever since the Son of Heaven moved the capital to Xu County, that villain has grown increasingly overbearing. He must be eliminated!"
"Until the Cao Thief is removed, the Altars of Soil and Grain will know no peace."
Horrified, Yang Xiu hurriedly asked, "Father, Lord Fu, what exactly happened?"
His face filled with fury, Yang Biao said, "That villain Cao Cao actually suspects that the Son of Heaven in the palace is an impostor we found!"
"What!"
Yang Xiu's expression changed in shock, his eyes widening. Then, as though something had occurred to him, his pupils suddenly contracted.
He cast a suspicious glance at Yang Biao and Fu Wan, thinking, *Xu You